Presentation at Helsinki Challenge Pitch Night Jan 29, 2015.

1. HELSINKI SLEEP FACTORY
HELSINGIN UNITEHDAS
PASSIONATE ABOUT SLEEP

2. DELAYED SLEEP PHASE
= CHRONIC DIFFICULTIES IN FALLING ASLEEP AND IN WAKING UP AT SOCIALLY
ACCEPTED TIMES
CAUSES SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR DAYTIME FUNCTIONING
LEARNING PROBLEMS + SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM
CHALLENGE:
HELP ADOLESCENTS UNDERSTAND
& IMPROVE SLEEP

3. LACK OF ACCESSIBLE & EFFICIENT
INTERVENTIONS
-NEED FOR A NEW CONCEPT
•CHRONOBIOLOGY
•MOTIVATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
•MEDICINE
•PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING
NEW TECHNOLOGY
•CROSS-
PARADIGMATIC
THINKING
•CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS
•CO-OPERATION
WITH ADOLESCENTS

4. ENTER
HELSINKI SLEEP
FACTORY
LEARN, TEST,
FIND MOTIVATION &
SET GOALS
PERSONALIZED AIMS
AND SOLUTIONS
LEARN NEW
SKILLS
RELAXATION
MINDFULNESS
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS
SOLUTION
HELSINKI SLEEP FACTORY IS A VIRTUAL SLEEP SOCIETY
PROVIDING HELP
CREATE & SHARE
SLEEP BLOG
SLEEP MUSIC
SLEEP VIDEO
CHAT WITH SLEEP
MENTOR
EXPLORE CIRCADIAN
RHYTHM
INTELLIGENT SLEEP DIARY
SLEEP DEBT CALCULATOR
WEATHER AND LIGHT EFFECTS
SELF-MONITOR TECHNOLOGY

5. THE IMPACT
OVERWEIGHT AND
INFLAMMATION LOW MOOD
AND ANXIETY
LEARNING AND
MEMORY
INSOMNIA AND
CIRCADIAN
MISMATCH
SCHOOL
ABSENTEEISM AND
TARDINESS, SCHOOL
DROP-OUT
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
& CAREER PATHS

6. CALL FOR ACTION
• SELF-MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
• SLEEP TECHNOLOGY
• INTELLIGENT LIGHT -Innojok
• PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY
• SERIOUS GAMING
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• VISUAL AND MUSIC EXPERTISE
• WEB-DESIGN
IN
COLLABORATION
WITH THE
END USERS
TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATIONS
INFORMATION
PORTAL

7. TEAM LEADER
Anu-Katriina Pesonen,
Professor, Institute of
Behavioural Sciences, UH
ADOLESCENT SLEEP &
DEVELOPMENT
Timo Partonen, MD, Professor
National Institute for Health
and Welfare
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS & MOOD
Liisa Kuula-Paavola,
PhD student &
cognitive scientist
Institute of Behavioural
Sciences, UH
SLEEP & COGNITION
Anna Sofia Urrila, MD, PhD
National Institute for Health
and Welfare
ADOLESCENT SLEEP
& PSYCHIATRY
TEAM
#HelsinkiSleepFactory
anukatriina.pesonen@helsinki.fi